If you consider human anatomy (link may contain nudity #LOL), and the amount of money smartphone makers are investing in research, design, and production of their ever revolutionary new gadgets, it’s quite fascinating to see that all smartphone manufacturers seem to agree that we will have the hands of giants in the not too distant future.
This post is not about smartphone brand religion, and your mileage may vary, but I consider the size of the Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone to be pretty close to optimal (for me). It can be operated with one hand by most adults and it doesn’t look or feel like an undersized tablet. There are many things that can be improved with this smartphone, as other smartphone models clearly show, but I’m not talking about smartphone functionality or features here.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone has a 5.1 inch screen, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S9 smartphones have a 5.8 inch screen, and the Samsung Galaxy S10 is 6.1 inches! There are variants of these (the budget models, and the “plus” models), but in general terms, the screen sizes seem to be ever increasing. Why? If I want a tablet, I’ll get a tablet. If I want a laptop, I’ll get a laptop. And I don’t want to have to get a “compact” edition (which often means bad performance specs) of a smartphone either.
Last time I checked, my hands haven’t grown in the past few years, nor has the size of the pockets of my clothing, so why on earth would smartphone manufacturers keep making bigger phones? Why don’t they focus on battery life, more sharp and more “crisp” displays, cell and wifi signal management, and tolerance to people dropping their phones onto hard surfaces instead of constantly increasing the physical size of the phone?!